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  • Artist: The Hollies
  • Rating: StarStarStarStarHalf Star
  • Release Date: 1967
  • Total Time: 39:52
  • Genre: Rock

Review

For many Hollies enthusiasts, Evolution (1967) is considered the band's most accessible blend of pop and psychedelia. The quintet were headed into musical territories beyond simply "moon-June-bloom" and boy-meets-girl lyrics coupled with the tightly constructed vocal harmonies that had become their calling card. Nowhere is this more evident than in the tripped-out cover art from Dutch multimedia artists Seemon Kooer, Marijke Kooer, Josje Leeger, and Barry Finch -- known collectively as Fool. Although "Carrie-Anne" could be considered an extension of the trite, somewhat predictable Brit pop, there are clear indications of new horizons on cuts such as the modish "You Need Love," the arguably passé distorted electric guitar on "Have You Ever Loved Somebody," and the wailing fretwork on the driving freakbeat rocker "Then the Heartaches Begin." Graham Nash (guitar/vocals), Allan Clarke (guitar/vocals), Tony Hicks (guitar/banjo/dulcimer/vocals), Bobby Elliott (drums), and new recruit Bernie Calvert (bass/vocals) -- who replaced original member Eric Haydock in the spring of 1966 -- were also taking different approaches in their writing and arranging, as heard on the trippy "Headed for a Fall." On this tune, most prominent is the unusual six-eight time signature, coupled with Hicks' inversion of the unmistakable banjo, which is similar to the sound he conjured up on the hit "Stop, Stop, Stop." However, somewhat more atypical of the Nash-era band are the light and limber acoustic and uptempo "Stop Right There," or the baroque "Ye Olde Toffee Shoppe." ~ Lindsay Planer, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Carrie-Anne (Lyrics) Graham Nash, Allan Clarke, Tony Hicks The Hollies (2:55)
Stop Right There Tony Hicks, Allan Clarke, Graham Nash The Hollies (2:23)
Rain on the Window Graham Nash, Allan Clarke, Tony Hicks The Hollies (3:10)
Then the Heartaches Begin Graham Nash, Allan Clarke, Tony Hicks The Hollies (2:44)
Ye Olde Toffee Shoppe Allan Clarke, Graham Nash, Tony Hicks The Hollies (2:17)
You Need Love Allan Clarke, Tony Hicks, Graham Nash The Hollies (2:28)
Heading for a Fall Tony Hicks, Graham Nash, Allan Clarke The Hollies (2:17)
Games We Play Graham Nash, Tony Hicks, Allan Clarke The Hollies (2:46)
Lullaby to Tim (Lyrics) Tony Hicks, Allan Clarke, Graham Nash The Hollies (3:00)
Have You Ever Loved Somebody Allan Clarke, Tony Hicks, Graham Nash The Hollies (2:57)
When Your Lights Turned On [*] Graham Nash, Allan Clarke, Tony Hicks The Hollies (2:31)
Water on the Brain [*] Graham Nash, Allan Clarke, Tony Hicks The Hollies (2:22)
Jennifer Eccles [*] Allan Clarke, Graham Nash, Tony Hicks The Hollies (2:44)
Signs That Will Never Change [*] Allan Clarke, Graham Nash, Tony Hicks The Hollies (2:29)
Open Up Your Eyes [*] Tony Hicks, Allan Clarke, Graham Nash The Hollies (2:49)

Credits

Rich Russell (Design), Allan Clarke (Vocals), Ron Richards (Producer), Graham Nash (Vocals), Graham Nash (Guitar), Ron Richard (Producer), Tim Livingston (Project Manager)
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Evolution
Studio album by The Hollies
Released June 1967
Recorded 1967
Genre Rock
Psychedelic rock
Label Parlophone PMC7022 (Mono)/PCS 7022 (Stereo)
Epic LN 24315 (Mono)/BN 26315 (Stereo)
Producer Ron Richards
Professional reviews
The Hollies chronology
For Certain Because
(1966)		 Evolution
(1967)		 Butterfly
(1967)

Evolution is the first of two 1967 albums by The Hollies. The album peaked at number 13 in the UK album chart.[1]

Contents

Album profile

Like its predecessor, For Certain Because, this album features only songs written by group members Allan Clarke, Graham Nash, and Tony Hicks. None of the songs on the album were selected for single or EP release in the UK.

The album cover artwork was created by The Fool, with the psychedelic cover photo by Karl Ferris, who is credited with creating the first truly psychedelic photograph for an album cover. The cover shown is the Sundazed 1998 rerelease, which differs from the original by having a small black rectanglular Sundazed logo present in the lower right.[2] In 1978, Parlophone reissued the stereo version of Evolution, along with Butterfly and Confessions of the Mind.

The song "Have You Ever Loved Somebody?" was released earlier (in September 1966) both by The Searchers and Paul and Barry Ryan as single a-sides.

Stereo Vs. Mono

The stereo version of this album features the "instruments on one channel, vocals on the other" mixing style heard on earlier Hollies stereo albums. Tracks from this album used in later compilations are just as likely to be in mono as stereo.

US version vs. UK version

Evolution was also the Hollies debut album for their new U.S. label, Epic Records. But, like many American issues of British albums, this was remixed using heavy echo and reverb. In addition, three songs were left off the album (with "Carrie Anne" added), thus making the U.S. version somewhat less desirable than its British counterpart.

Many Hollies fans regard the UK stereo version of Evolution (or the 1997 EMI UK CD containing both mono and stereo mixes) as superior.

UK Track listing

All tracks composed by Graham Nash, Allan Clarke and Tony Hicks

Side 1

  1. "Then The Heartaches Begin"
  2. "Stop Right There"
  3. "Water On The Brain"
  4. "Lullaby To Tim"
  5. "Have You Ever Loved Somebody?"
  6. "You Need Love"

Side 2

  1. "Rain On The Window"
  2. "Heading For A Fall"
  3. "Ye Olde Toffee Shoppe"
  4. "When Your Light's Turned On"
  5. "Leave Me"
  6. "The Games We Play"

The U.S. edition of Evolution featured different tracks in a modified lineup:

Side 1

  1. "Carrie Anne"
  2. "Stop Right There"
  3. "Rain On The Window"
  4. "Then The Heartaches Begin"
  5. "Ye Olde Toffee Shoppe"

Side 2

  1. "You Need Love"
  2. "Heading For A Fall"
  3. "The Games We Play"
  4. "Lullaby To Tim"
  5. "Have You Ever Loved Somebody"

The 1998 U.S. CD reissue of Evolution by Sundazed presents the original U.S. Epic Evolution LP using the original EMI stereo masters. In addition, two of the songs that appeared on the UK Evolution, "Water on the Brain" and "When Your Light's Turned On" appear here as well as "Jennifer Eccles," "Signs That Will Never Change," and "Open Up Your Eyes."

"Leave Me," though part of the UK album, was issued on the second Epic album, "Dear Eloise/King Midas in Reverse."

References

  1. ^ Evolution number 13 in the UK album chart. http://rockpopgallery.easystorecreator.com/items/karl-ferris/the-hollies-evolutions-ltd-edition-s-n-print-lep-spspthe1-detail.htm Retrieved 08/26/07
  2. ^ Evolution cover by Karl Ferris http://rockpopgallery.easystorecreator.com/items/karl-ferris/the-hollies-evolutions-ltd-edition-s-n-print-lep-spspthe1-detail.htm retrieved 08/26/07

External links


v • d • e
The Hollies
Graham Nash · Allan Clarke · Eric Haydock · Terry Sylvester · Bobby Elliott · Tony Hicks
Bernie Calvert · Peter Howarth · Carl Wayne · Ian Parker
UK albums
UK singles
"Ain't That Just Like Me" · "Searchin'" · "Stay" (1963) · "Just One Look" · "Here I Go Again" · "We're Through" (1964) · "Yes I Will" · "I'm Alive" · "Look Through Any Window" · "If I Needed Someone" (1965) · "I Can't Let Go" · "Bus Stop" · "After the Fox" · "Stop! Stop! Stop!" (1966) · "On a Carousel" · "Carrie Anne" · "King Midas in Reverse" (1967) · "Jennifer Eccles" · "Listen to Me" (1968) · "Sorry Suzanne" · "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" (1969) · "I Can't Tell the Bottom From the Top" · "Gasoline Alley Bred" (1970) · "Hey Willy" (1971) · "Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress" · "The Baby" · "Magic Woman Touch" (1972) · "The Day That Curly Billy Shot Down Crazy Sam McGee" (1973) · "The Air That I Breathe" (1974)
See also: Discography

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